South Africa team may be out of the semi-final race even after 6 consecutive wins
The West Indies team has made the race of which two teams from Group 2 will be able to reach the semi-finals very interesting with a one-sided 9-wicket win against the USA in the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024. In the match against America, the Windies team got a target of 129 runs, which they chased in just 65 balls. With this big win, the Windies team has improved their net run rate a lot, which has now become 1.814. The Windies team has improved their net run rate which had deteriorated due to the defeat in the match against England and has now created problems for the South African team as well. The African team has remained undefeated in this tournament so far, in which they have won all the 6 matches after playing.
South African team may repeat the story of 2007
South Africa is currently at the top of the points table of the Super 8 round group with 4 points in which its net run rate is 0.625. Even though England and West Indies have 2-2 points each, it may still be necessary for the African team to win their last match. England has to play their last match in Super 8 against the US team, if they win in which, then their place in the semi-finals will be confirmed. The match between West Indies and South Africa will be like a knockout. If the African team loses in this match, then their journey in this T20 World Cup will end here.
Similar conditions were seen with the South African team in the 2007 T20 World Cup, when their net run rate deteriorated due to a bad defeat against the Indian team and they could not even reach the semi-finals. After remaining undefeated in the group stage of this World Cup, the African team managed to beat England and New Zealand in the Super Cup, but their journey in the tournament ended with a 37-run defeat against India.
The match between West Indies and South Africa will be played on this day
In the Super 8 Round Group 2 of the T20 World Cup 2024, while the England team will play their last match against the USA team on June 23 at 8 pm Indian time at the ground of St. Lucia, the match between West Indies and South Africa will be played in Kingstown from 6 am Indian time on June 24.
See the net run rate of the three teams here
South Africa – +0.625 (4 points)
West Indies – +1.814 (2 pts)
England – +0.412 (2 pts)
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